abstract: Every act of communication, and therefore, reading, are in themselves acts of translation and interpretation, as the reader creates a mental representation or reconstruction of the text, extrapolating meaning from it. Interlinguistic translation adds another dimension to these hermeneutic processes, and in the movement through space and time, constant re-interpretation, new translations, and, often, modern theories and perspectives, can interfere with or bring clarity to the meaning of the original text, as well as add to the myth-creation of the writers themselves. This study centers on some of the great literary figures in poetic and essayistic production in the world of Spanish-speaking letters: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, José Martí, and Octavio Paz. These figures represent not only important literary movements going from the baroque to modernismo, to the vanguardia and to the creation of the self-conscious “modern” poet, but also are among the most well known Spanish-language writers in the English-speaking world. They are all self-aware creators, who, in distinct ways, join poetry, critical essays and theory that are at once an extension of and revolve around their personal poetics, projected toward the currents of their respective epochs. Finding problematic moments in translation theory and practice, and studying them in the context of the analysis of these great literary figures, at the same time contributes to a new understanding of translation theory itself. These ‘case studies’ expose certain key moments of existing translations, moments that later contribute to critical and interpretive dialogue in a type of hermeneutic spiral of influence. They also show the importance of translation as a contribution to cultural changes and literary movements. This ultimately aids in the understanding of the important points of contact between the many worlds occupied by these great writers and the ways in which they, and in turn, their translators, recreate the contexts in which they were produced. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Spanish 2016

The PhD thesis studies the translations and the overall reception of John Donneʼs poetry in the Czech literary culture. Its introduction explains the choice of the topic, outlines the structure of the text and the main question to be answered: to what extent Donne has become a significant presence in the Czech cultural context and how his work has been transplanted through translations. The first chapter gives a brief overview of the historical changes in the appreciation of Donneʼs poetry and, drawing on a range of Donnean literature, attempts to define the main features of his poetics. The second chapter traces the gradual building of an awareness of Donneʼs poetry among Czech readers through translations, translation paratexts and references in the works of Czech literary scholars. It introduces the Czech translators of Donne and discusses their motives for translating his work where these could be ascertained. The first part of Chapter 3 describes the method used in analyzing the Czech translations. It introduces the model of translation criticism presented by Antoine Berman in his analysis of French Donnean translations (Pour une critique des traductions: John Donne, 1995) and comments on its application in the study of the Czech translations. The second part sums up the findings of two...

<p>У овом раду пажња је усмерена<br />на истраживање и анализу различитих<br />текстова српског књижевног<br />историчара Драгољуба Павловића.<br />Kaко до сада није написана ни једна<br />монографска публикација о њему, ова<br />теза представља покушај да се његова<br />делатност на тлу дубровачке<br />књижевности прикаже у целини.<br />Анализиране су и интерпретиране<br />његове студије о дубровачким<br />писцима ренесансе и барока,<br />приређена дела Марина Држића и<br />Ивана Гундулића, антологије<br />дубровачке поезије и текстови о<br />различитим литерарним и<br />културолошким појавама које се сада<br />сагледавају у ширем, како друштвеноисторијском, тако и<br />књижевнотеоријском контексту.</p> / <p>U ovom radu pažnja je usmerena<br />na istraživanje i analizu različitih<br />tekstova srpskog književnog<br />istoričara Dragoljuba Pavlovića.<br />Kako do sada nije napisana ni jedna<br />monografska publikacija o njemu, ova<br />teza predstavlja pokušaj da se njegova<br />delatnost na tlu dubrovačke<br />književnosti prikaže u celini.<br />Analizirane su i interpretirane<br />njegove studije o dubrovačkim<br />piscima renesanse i baroka,<br />priređena dela Marina Držića i<br />Ivana Gundulića, antologije<br />dubrovačke poezije i tekstovi o<br />različitim literarnim i<br />kulturološkim pojavama koje se sada<br />sagledavaju u širem, kako društvenoistorijskom, tako i<br />književnoteorijskom kontekstu.</p> / <p>The subject of this thesis is the<br />literary-historical work of Dragoljub<br />Pavlović and his significant contributions<br />to the study of Dubrovnik literature. The<br />entire body of his scientific research has<br />not been looked into in its entirety until<br />now, nor were his valuable scientific<br />findings in this area systematized before.<br />In this paper, we used primary literature<br />which includes studies, essays, reviews<br />and short texts related to Dubrovnik<br />literature. The papers of other researchers<br />of the Dubrovnik literature, dealing with<br />the same writers or other phenomena that<br />he studied, were also used; as well as the<br />papers that in any way have direct<br />connection with the work of Dragoljub&nbsp;Pavlović.</p>

Da tempo la critica letteraria si interroga sulla possibilità di riconoscere nella lirica di Johann Christian Günther il primo esempio di lirica soggettiva dopo la grande stagione retorica seicentesca. Gli studi tesi ad indagare il valore innovativo della sua poesia sono stati sinora dedicati quasi esclusivamente ai suoi Liebeslieder o Klagelieder; il presente lavoro si concentra invece sull'analisi dei suoi canti spirituali. La ricerca qui condotta intende dimostrare come anche nella geistliche lyrik Günther proponga spesso una rilettura in chiave personale, se non talora autobiografica, di motivi tradizionali, per quanto sopravvivano in essa elementi tipici della poesia barocca. Se i canti giovanili rimangono per lo più ancorati all'imitazione, scarsamente originale, di modelli preesistenti, le composizioni attribuibili alla fase più matura della produzione del poeta testimoniano un'evoluzione nel suo approccio alla materia sacra; tale evoluzione, rispetto alla quale si ravvisa, in particolare, l'influenza del pietismo, prende forma nell'elaborazione sempre più consapevole ed originale di motivi e tematiche. Il lavoro prende in esame diversi gruppi di liriche: il ciclo di Perikopenlieder noti come Geistliche oden uber einige Sonn- und Festtage des sogenannten Christlichen Jahres des Herrn de Sacy verfertiget; la Bibeldichtung güntheriana, i Weihnachtslieder e i Bußlieder dell'autore slesiano. / Critical interest in the rich literary production of Johann Christian Günther has been focussing on the possibility of recognizing in his poems the first example of subjective poetry after the great rhetoric season of the 17th century. Most studies investigating the innovative value of Günther's work concentrate on his Liebeslieder or Klagelieder. The present work concentrates instead on his religious poems, and aims to demonstrate that also in his geistliche Lyrik the author is able to offer a personal, sometimes autobiographical, reading of traditional themes, despite the persistence of typical baroque elements. While his early lyrics tend to remain faithful to the scarcely original imitation of pre-existing models, his later poems show a different approach to religious material. This evolution takes the form of a personal and conscious elaboration of spiritual themes, characterized by a considerable influence of pietism. The present research examines in particular Günther's Perikopenlieder, known as Geistliche Oden uber einige Sonn- und Festtage des sogenannten Christlichen Jahres des Herrn de Sacy verfertiget, his Bibeldichtung, his Weihnachtslieder and his Bußlieder.